Let\’s Visit Asia

April 4th, 2008

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir’s Zonal Concept for Excess Baggages

Starting this month, passengers of Singapore Airlines and Silk Air with baggages in excess of their allowance can now have an idea how much charges they will incur even prior to checking in.
Currently, customers are charged 1.5 percent of the highest one-way Published Economy fare for each excess kg. With the new excess baggage […]

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March 26th, 2008

New Hyderabad Airport

There has been a number of new airports which opened the last few weeks, and more are set to open in the near future. I can imagine that if you’re a frequent traveler expecting to land in the Changi Airport Terminal 1 and end up in the newly opened Terminal 3, it can be disorienting. […]

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January 14th, 2008

Asia’s Airports: World’s Best

Hong Kong International Airport topped the 2007 World Airport Survey conducted by Skytrax, while Seoul Incheon and Singapore Changi airports share the second spot.
I bet that with the opening of its newly opened multimillion dollar Terminal 3, Changi airport may snatch that top spot in the next round!
Tags: airports, Asia, asia-airports, asia-destination, asia-hotels, asia-travel, Changi-airport, […]

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November 21st, 2007

Japan Implements Tightened Airport Security Measures

Japan seems to be tightening security measures at the airports and has started fingerprinting and photographing foreigners as they arrive.
Nearly all foreigners age 16 or over, including longtime residents, will be scanned. The only exceptions are diplomats, government guests and permanent residents such as Koreans who have lived in Japan for generations.
The fingerprints and photos […]

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March 5th, 2007

Four Thai Airlines Shift Operations Back to Don Muang Airport

A few days ago, I hinted at some airlines being re-routed to the old Don Muang Airport while the new Suvarnabhumi Airport gets the necessary repairs. Latest report has it that so far, effective March 25, four airlines will make the shift, making a combined 71 flights per day to/from Don Muang airport:

Thai Airways […]

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February 7th, 2007

Don Muang Airport in Bangkok to Re-Open to International Flights

If you’re heading to Bangkok sometime in April and beyond, and you think you’ll land on the newly opened Suvarnabhumi airport, well, don’t be so sure. Just today, the Thai government has decided that Don Muang will be re-opened for international flights. Some airlines will be re-directed back to the old airport to ease air […]

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